The 2025 PokerGo Cup continues to deliver high-stakes action inside ARIA Las Vegas, with Joey Weissman emerging victorious in Event #2: $10,100 NLH. Meanwhile, the 2025 APT Manila Classic Main Event has reached its final stage. After an intense Day 4 session, Russia’s Dmitrii Belikov leads the final table with nearly 9 million in chips, followed closely by Japan’s Hiroya Iwamoto.
Joey Weissman Ships PokerGo Cup Event #2: $10,100 NLH
PokerGo Cup is running full steam inside ARIA Las Vegas. In the latest Event #2 of the series, Joey Weissman emerged victorious, shipping his maiden PokerGo Cup and a hefty $295,000 payout. His latest victory brought the New Yorker’s lifetime earnings past $8 million. This was his first victory of 2025 after getting close to winning the Event #1 of the series
The $10,100 buy-in no-limit hold’em saw 117 entries, generating a total prize pool of $1,180,000, shared among the top 17 players.
In the opening event of the series, Weissman finished 2nd and lost the battle to Michael Moncek. However, this time he nailed it, after again facing up against Event #1 winner Michael Moncek.
Weissman held his momentum throughout the heads-up and swiftly knocked out Moncek for the victory. Moncek collected an impressive $182,900 for finishing 2nd, while veteran and ten-time bracelet winner Erik Seidel rounded out the podium to collect $129,800.
2025 PokerGo Cup Event #2: $10,000 NLH Final Table Payouts
| Rank | Player | Payout |
| 1st | Joey Weissman | $295,000 |
| 2nd | Michael Moncek | $182,900 |
| 3rd | Erik Seidel | $129,800 |
| 4th | Andrew Moreno | $100,300 |
| 5th | Sam Laskowitz | $76,700 |
| 6th | Andrew Lichtenberger | $59,000 |
| 7th | Anthony Hu | $47,200 |
Dmitrii Belikov Leads the 2025 APT Manila Classic Main Event Final Table
Day 4 of the record-breaking 2025 APT Manila Classic has officially concluded after almost 12 hours of intense poker action. 48 players from Day 3 advanced to Day 4, playing until 9 players remained to form the final table.
India’s Siddharth Karia and Rishi Mehra Fall Ahead of Final Table
Of the 48 players advanced to Day 4, it included Team India’s Siddharth Karia and Rishi Mehra, who unfortunately failed to make it into the final table. Mehra, who won his first APT title in Event #103: ₱100K High Roller – Last Chance at APT Manila 2024, finished in 33rd place to collect PHP223,000 (~$3,835). Fresh off a few deep runs at the Manila Super Series 21, Karia fought hard but fell ahead of the final table, falling in 27th place for PHP305,000 (~$5,240).
Following intense battles through Day 4, the final table is finally set with Russia’s Dimitrii Belikov leading the final 9 with almost 9 million chip stack. He is followed by Japan’s Hiroya Iwamoto with 8.2 million chip stacks. Unfortunately, the final table doesn’t include any Philippines players. Day 3 chip leader Jie Zhang from Hong Kong was among the chip leaders throughout Day 4 but ended the day with the mid-stack with 5.3 million chip stack.
2025 APT Manila Classic Main Event Final Table Chip Count
| Rank | Name | Chips |
| 1 | Dmitrii Belikov | 8,890,000 |
| 2 | Hiroya Iwamoto | 8,225,000 |
| 3 | Or Nezer | 6,660,000 |
| 4 | Dylan Foster | 6,615,000 |
| 5 | Jie Zhang | 5,320,000 |
| 6 | Alexander Ugay | 4,720,000 |
| 7 | Ivan Govorov | 3,390,000 |
| 8 | Samuel Mullur | 2,150,000 |
| 9 | Adalsteinn Karlsson | 1,700,000 |
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Source – APT and PGT
